Own the quarterly and annual income tax provision under ASC 740, including the deferred tax inventory, valuation allowance analysis, uncertain tax positions, rate reconciliation, and financial statement disclosures, delivered on a timeline that supports Form 10-Q and Form 10-K reporting, and lead provision review with the external auditor. This leader is the company-side owner of every tax workstream, including federal and state income tax, the ASC 740 provision, non-income tax, and post-acquisition tax integration, and is accountable for tax strategy, tax risk, and the public-company readiness of the tax function.